Wisconsin Badgers 2017-2018

[AAA Dad]

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8 days til Korean BBQ. I just hope the meat isn't tough again.

Don't expect much of a game Sat. Shattuck-St.Mary's Prep beat Korean Nat team handedly last night 7-2!
Sophomore forward Makenna Webster and Wisconsin commit had a hat-trick. Think Koreans play 5 WCHA teams in coming couple weeks!
#goingtobeugly

 

[Timothy A]

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Don't expect much of a game Sat. Shattuck-St.Mary's Prep beat Korean Nat team handedly last night 7-2!
Sophomore forward Makenna Webster and Wisconsin commit had a hat-trick. Think Koreans play 5 WCHA teams in coming couple weeks!
#goingtobeugly

Oh baby! I can't wait to lay a double digit spot on Saturday. The only question is I'm not sure UW has a F on the roster as good as Webster.

 

[Timothy A]

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Oh baby! I can't wait to lay a double digit spot on Saturday. The only question is I'm not sure UW has a F on the roster as good as Webster.

Only 8-0. Biggest news is Cece is hurt and has not been on the ice at all during the preseason activities, what a bummer o rama. Each goalie played 1 period, nothing can be gleaned from what I saw in their performances due to the S Korean team's abilities and MJ said not to read into the order in which they played; Campbell-Baldwin-Blesi.

The puck was in the S Korean zone 80% of the time (15% neutral zone, 5% UW zone), so it was hard to see breakout creativity or who has some neutral zone speed. S Korea did a good job not getting beat one on one. UW ran their typical fore-check where they cycle low along the board and either pass through the slot or the F goes up high and trades the puck and position with the D and they rocket down low to try and make something happen.

What stood out to me.......Pettet has some wheels, Hanzlik gets in the right spot but her hands may not be quick enough yet to finish, Steffen is so decisive, Posick's played physically like an upper classman, Shaver was faster. I'm a little bummed it wasn't a tougher test to learn more about the players.

Lines:
Kepler Roque Norby
Wellhausen Shaver Pettet
Cogan Drake Mauermann
Posick Schneider Hanzik

Gardner Rolfes
Williams Steffen
Bowlby Buchbinder
Rowe

We did not sieve and I even clapped during their intro, I guess I'm getting soft. We did cheer our team on of course. There were a lot of S Korean fans in the stands. They were really jacked up to get the chance to see their team play in person, their enthusiasm was great to be around. You could tell they appreciated the opportunity and I'm glad I was able to be in their midst. I'd say attendance was 1400 ish, a great turnout.

 

[AAA Dad]

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Only 8-0. Biggest news is Cece is hurt and has not been on the ice at all during the preseason activities, what a bummer o rama. Each goalie played 1 period, nothing can be gleaned from what I saw in their performances due to the S Korean team's abilities and MJ said not to read into the order in which they played; Campbell-Baldwin-Blesi.

The puck was in the S Korean zone 80% of the time (15% neutral zone, 5% UW zone), so it was hard to see breakout creativity or who has some neutral zone speed. S Korea did a good job not getting beat one on one. UW ran their typical fore-check where they cycle low along the board and either pass through the slot or the F goes up high and trades the puck and position with the D and they rocket down low to try and make something happen.

What stood out to me.......Pettet has some wheels, Hanzlik gets in the right spot but her hands may not be quick enough yet to finish, Steffen is so decisive, Posick's played physically like an upper classman, Shaver was faster. I'm a little bummed it wasn't a tougher test to learn more about the players.

Lines:
Kepler Roque Norby
Wellhausen Shaver Pettet
Cogan Drake Mauermann
Posick Schneider Hanzik

Gardner Rolfes
Williams Steffen
Bowlby Buchbinder
Rowe

We did not sieve and I even clapped during their intro, I guess I'm getting soft. We did cheer our team on of course. There were a lot of S Korean fans in the stands. They were really jacked up to get the chance to see their team play in person, their enthusiasm was great to be around. You could tell they appreciated the opportunity and I'm glad I was able to be in their midst. I'd say attendance was 1400 ish, a great turnout.

You failed to mention that S Korea won the pre planned shoot out after the game 2-1 in 6 rounds! I'm sure S Korean fans got some solace out of that fact!

 

[shelfit]

You failed to mention that S Korea won the pre planned shoot out after the game 2-1 in 6 rounds! I'm sure S Korean fans got some solace out of that fact!

South Korea should be playing D3 teams. 60 shots against and only 5 shots for including no shots on goal at all in the 3rd period?! They don't belong on the same ice. There's nothing to be learned in games like this other than you can't possibly compete with D1 teams. Not even sure they would be able to beat a D3 team.

 

[play-by-play guy]

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Pankowski has been centralized to the USA National Team and most likely will play in the Olympics. She will not play college hockey this season.

Oh, good grief. I should have known. Funny thing is each time I google "USA women's hockey" or anything like it, I get different results with old rosters. Plus, she was still on the UW roster according to the WCHA site.
Too bad about Cece. Hope it's not anything too serious.

 

[WiscDC]

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South Korea should be playing D3 teams. 60 shots against and only 5 shots for including no shots on goal at all in the 3rd period?! They don't belong on the same ice. There's nothing to be learned in games like this other than you can't possibly compete with D1 teams. Not even sure they would be able to beat a D3 team.

Well, they're going to be playing in the Olympics regardless.

 

[joecct]

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South Korea should be playing D3 teams. 60 shots against and only 5 shots for including no shots on goal at all in the 3rd period?! They don't belong on the same ice. There's nothing to be learned in games like this other than you can't possibly compete with D1 teams. Not even sure they would be able to beat a D3 team.

D3s can't start skating until 10/15 or so.

 

[ARM]

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There's nothing to be learned in games like this other than you can't possibly compete with D1 teams.

The international game is speedy, so I'd think that playing D-I teams will be a step in the right direction toward speeding the Koreans up. It isn't like they are medal hopefuls, so the most important thing is to get them to play their best game possible in front of their home fans. They've rank in the 20s internationally for years, so they already know what teams of that level look like. Now they have to be able to coexist on the ice with the teams in the top 10 internationally, so they'll need to be thrown into the deep water and figure out how to stay afloat. It isn't about learning to win, but it is about demonstrating that they can exist on the same ice as the other Olympic teams.

 

[GTOWN]

The international game is speedy, so I'd think that playing D-I teams will be a step in the right direction toward speeding the Koreans up. It isn't like they are medal hopefuls, so the most important thing is to get them to play their best game possible in front of their home fans. They've rank in the 20s internationally for years, so they already know what teams of that level look like. Now they have to be able to coexist on the ice with the teams in the top 10 internationally, so they'll need to be thrown into the deep water and figure out how to stay afloat. It isn't about learning to win, but it is about demonstrating that they can exist on the same ice as the other Olympic teams.

I manage a midget AA team in the Toronto area and we've been playing team China for the last 4 years. The series is 3-1 in their favour but all the games are within 1 or 2 goals. China is ranked 17th in the world and Korea is 22nd. Can't see how Korea beats a D3 school if China can't pull away from a midget AA team.

 

[robertearle]

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60 shots against and only 5 shots for including no shots on goal at all in the 3rd period?!

I only saw the first period (UW volleyball starting at 7 PM, hockey started at 6 PM), so I can't say about the three second period SOGs, but one of the two in the first period was a dump in for a line change that happened to be on net. I don't recall the other first period 'shot'.

 

[Timothy A]

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You failed to mention that S Korea won the pre planned shoot out after the game 2-1 in 6 rounds! I'm sure S Korean fans got some solace out of that fact!

Yeah UW played their most inexperienced goalie and no heavy hitters shot in the shootout, the 7th D was the second shooter, LOL.

 

[shelfit]

D3s can't start skating until 10/15 or so.

So they should be playing 19U teams and Canadian Midget AA girls teams between now and when D3 teams are allowed to start playing games. The South Koreans would learn a lot more by doing that than just getting their D-zone coverage destroyed by D1 teams.

 

[giwan]

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So they should be playing 19U teams and Canadian Midget AA girls teams between now and when D3 teams are allowed to start playing games. The South Koreans would learn a lot more by doing that than just getting their D-zone coverage destroyed by D1 teams.

The Chinese national team has done exactly that.

 

[Timothy A]

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South Korea should be playing D3 teams. 60 shots against and only 5 shots for including no shots on goal at all in the 3rd period?! They don't belong on the same ice. There's nothing to be learned in games like this other than you can't possibly compete with D1 teams. Not even sure they would be able to beat a D3 team.

I think they'd have a chance against Robert Morris based on what I saw in the UW/RM game last year and what I saw last Saturday. Bob Morris had 0 chance against UW right from the drop of the puck. I am curious to see how they fare against the rest of the WCHA. Might be tighter than we think, but they will be burned out by the last few games, of course how tired do you get when you don't leave your own zone?

 

[Timothy A]

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UW wins 3-1, shots were 51 - 9. Lindenwood had the upper hand the fist 5 minutes or so, Campbell had a make a big save early on. Shots were 2-0 Lindenwood, then it was 18-1 the rest of the way. Their goal was on a 5 on 3; I'm not sure what Shaver's penalty was after the break away. Lindenwood's goalie played awesome, though I think she wants that 3rd one back, a wicked slappah from out kinda far, I think it went blocker high. The only other time I was uncomfortable was when there were 5 Fr on the ice together in the 2nd period, Lindenwood had good pressure then as well. Of the Fr, Pettet, Bowlby and Hanzik stood out, though none were as eye popping was Roque was last year. Norby looked really good, last year she seemed to have almost zero chemistry with her linemates, this game I think was her best as a Badger.

Norby and Roque lead the country in scoring, what an awesome start. I sound like a UW PR person now.

 

[FiveHoleFrenzy]

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Norby and Roque lead the country in scoring, what an awesome start. I sound like a UW PR person now.

Seems more like what would come from the lone BC supporter...

 

[Timothy A]

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Seems more like what would come from the lone BC supporter...

No kidding! Ha!

UW dominated Lindenwood again today. UW had less shots than yesterday, but looked even better. Norby was awesome again, she looks so comfortable out there. I like when the Fr don't stand out in a negative way, they looked like a well oiled machine. On the negative side of the ledger it's a little disappointing none of the Fr stand out in an eyepopping way either. I think this team will struggle to score at times this year. It may just be the Norby/Roque show. I LOVE the fact I am seeing shots off the pass by this team, that's just not something they have done much of in the past. Time will tell. I don't know how tough of a test Mercyhurst will be.

 

[Timothy A]

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Seems more like what would come from the lone BC supporter...

Here's another Grant inspired post.....Oh my gawd, Campbell has a better GAA than ARD! Back to back PK's baby!

The more I think of it, the more amazing it is that the Fr just fit right in, granted it's Lindenwood, but still impressive. Their goalie is REALLY good.

 

[FiveHoleFrenzy]

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Here's another Grant inspired post.....Oh my gawd, Campbell has a better GAA than ARD! Back to back PK's baby!

The more I think of it, the more amazing it is that the Fr just fit right in, granted it's Lindenwood, but still impressive. Their goalie is REALLY good.

We kid him a bit about that but at least he has enthusiasm for his squad plus the fact that he seems to be the only one.